Add me to the growing list of bloggers, pundits, columnists, activists, writers and editors supporting a regular interaction between the president and the opposition party, as we saw last Friday. My only suggestion is that this should also occur with the president's own party. You can sign the petition here. I'll be on BBC World News America tonight discussing the idea.

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